George Gittoes: Ukraine
3 July – 16 August 2024
Image: George Gittoes on location April 2022, Borodyanke, Ukraine. Painting in progress title Borodyanke Party Dress. Photo by Kate Parunova.
Not long after Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine, artist George Gittoes and his partner, musician and performance artist, Hellen Rose, left Australia for Kyiv. George and Hellen spoke with residents of the bombed city about their experiences, documenting the devastated urban and rural landscapes through film and painting. This is an exhibition of the work that was produced during this trip.
Please note this exhibition features depictions of war.
A Hazelhurst Arts Centre touring exhibition.
Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
29 August - 11 October
Image: 2023 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award installation view, Deakin University Art Gallery, August 2023, image © copyright and courtesy of the artists, photo Simon Peter Fox.
The Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award was established in 2009 and is organised by the Art Collection and Galleries Unit at Deakin University, Victoria. The award celebrates sculptures from artists around Australia, culminating in an exhibition of finalists' work held in August to October each year at the Deakin University Art Gallery.
A panel, who changes composition each year, shortlist around 40 entries as finalists from an average of 280 entries that are received annually. The same panel then chooses a winner and a highly commended. The winning work goes into the Deakin University Art collection.
The finalist exhibition is held for a period of 6-8 weeks at the Deakin University Art Gallery on Deakin’s Melbourne Burwood campus. At the end of the exhibition, a People’s Choice winner is determined by vote from exhibition visitors and the winning artist is awarded a non-acquisitive cash prize.
Ghost Gums and Red Earth: the lost paintings of Ronald E Bull
23 October – 13 December 2024
Image: Ronald E Bull, Untitled (View of the Dandenongs) 1976, watercolour on paper. Gift of former staff members of the Gordon Institute of Technology 1985, Deakin University Art Collection, image © and courtesy of the artist’s Estate.
This exhibition brings together for the first time the paintings of the late Wiradjuri artist Ronald Elliot Bull, an artist who is largely unknown but should be considered as a leading figure in the establishment of an Aboriginal art movement in South-Eastern Australia. Curated by James Lynch and Tristen Harwood (Ngalakan and Numbulwar) this project is an opportunity to reconsider the artistic works of Bull in one place, to better appreciate and value the life and accomplishments of this extraordinary artist.
This project is supported by the Eric Ormond Baker Charitable Fund, managed by Equity Trustees and the Gordon Darling Foundation.
Finding the gallery
To find the gallery on campus, enter Deakin University via Entrance 1, (Holland Avenue), off Burwood Highway. Continue straight for 500 metres. As you pass the overhead foot bridge, the gallery is on your right. If arriving by car, you can park in any of the bays on the left of Holland Avenue. Alternatively, follow Holland Avenue all the way around to the second parking entrance.